PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nocturne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nocturne
vs
Diaz

178 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Nocturne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Nocturne throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nocturne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nocturne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Diaz moves into the clinch.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nocturne misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nocturne.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Nocturne counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a hook but Nocturne blocks it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Nocturne avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nocturne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz throws a right hand that Nocturne ducks under and follows up with a left that Nocturne also avoids with ease.
Nocturne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nocturne was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nocturne moves into the clinch.
Nocturne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nocturne wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nocturne's efforts to push away.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Nocturne's ribcage. Nocturne let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Nocturne's head.

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz swings for the body but Nocturne moves out of range.
Nocturne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Nocturne throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Nocturne is just out of range.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nocturne counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz throws a body punch but Nocturne moves out of range.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nocturne moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Nocturne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nocturne.
Nocturne connects with a single shot there.
Nocturne throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Nocturne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Nocturne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diaz misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body punch but Nocturne moves out of range.
Nocturne is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws the left hand but Nocturne avoids the punch easily.
Nocturne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Nocturne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nocturne backwards.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nocturne's efforts to push away.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz digs a right hand into Nocturne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nocturne's gas tank.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Nocturne tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Nocturne knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nocturne was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has managed to clinch.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a hook but Nocturne blocks it.
Nocturne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Nocturne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Nocturne tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Nocturne counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nocturne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Diaz misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nocturne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nocturne is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Nocturne misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Nocturne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz stuns Nocturne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a hook but Nocturne blocks it.
Nocturne tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Nocturne looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.

Nocturne closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Nocturne is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook. Nocturne ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocturne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Nocturne's head but Nocturne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
A combination from Nocturne does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nocturne lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Nocturne should have avoided that one.
A cross from Diaz lands.

Nocturne is rocked!
Diaz lands a jab to Nocturne's midsection.
Oh Nocturne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Nocturne's head but Nocturne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Nocturne's shoulder, as Nocturne tries to avoid the shot.
Nocturne seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nocturne tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray Nocturne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Nocturne moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses with a hook. Nocturne ducked under it nicely.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nocturne.
Diaz lands a jab to Nocturne's midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Nocturne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nocturne misses with a wild combination.
Nocturne tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz punishes Nocturne's body with a nice straight punch.
Nocturne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nocturne scrambles back to his feet.
Nocturne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz cracks Nocturne with a hook to the temple - Nocturne is on wobbly legs here! Diaz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nocturne falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Diaz wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Diaz!